GATHERED. WDSU ANCHOR LATONYA NORTON IS ON YOUR SIDE TO EXPLAIN. THEY ARE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN... TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS LISTENING INTENTLY... TO THE WORDS OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOHN WHITE... AT THE 2014 TEACHERS LEADERS SUMMIT... 4-THOUSAND EDUCATORS HAVE CONVERGED AT THE MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER TO DISCUSS RAISING THE BAR IN THE CLASSROOM. SUPT. WHITE SAYS TO DO THAT TEACHERS DISSERVE... TIME TO KEEP LEARNING... TECHNOLOGY, BETTER TESTS... AND "Teachers disserve consistency. Teachers are tired of waking up and seeing their jobs thrown around in the headlines like you can just change things with a magic wand." DURING THIS YEAR'S RECENTLY ENDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION... EFFORTS TO SCRAP LOUISIANA'S USE OF COMMON CORE ACADEMIC STANDARDS FAILED... DESPITE GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL REQUEST TO SHELVE THE SET OF HIGHER ACADEMIC GOALS IN MATH AND ENGLISH... "Why are we in it? Because it's good for our kids. It's good for our kids because it gets away from bubble tests. It actually asks them to start writing and reasoning again and we'll be able to see how well we've actually done in comparison with states from across the country. That's a good thing for our kids. It's time we embrace it." "I think this is the first time in Louisiana we have truly challenged students to succeed as high as they can comparison with states from across the country. That's a good thing for our kids. It's time we embrace it." "I think this is the first time in Louisiana we have truly challenged students to succeed as high as they can no matter what they're beginning level is." "Nothing's perfect, but to me this is the best thing that I've seen and It's a great way forward." JOHN NEAL TEACHES ENGLISH AT PINEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. "we really need consistency to show that what we're working on or have been working on a lot the last couple of years is going to stick around and it's going to pay off." "PAY OFF" THAT COULD COME IN 2015... WHEN WHITE SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME STATE EDUCATORS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPARE LOUISIANA'S RESULTS... WITH THOSE IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS AMERICA. "We have 4,000 people who go home today and after tomorrow's session and they say I now understand a little bit better how to help my kids reach a high bar. That's success." ON YOUR SIDE, ON THE CBD, LN, WDSU NEWS. THE SUMMITT FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS LAST UNTIL TOMORROW AT NOON. WEDNESDAY SUPERINTENDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE WILL CONVERGE AT THE MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER FOR A TWO DAY CONFERENCE.